Adjustable brush and weed cutter



Sept. 16 1924.

w. DRYER 7' AfiqUsTABLE BRUSH AND WEED CUTTER Filed oci. 11 1923 WiZZiam jhyer Patented Sept. 16, 192 2.

WILLIAM. DRYER, OF TOPEKA, KANSAS.

ADJUSTABLE BRUSH AND WEED CTTTTER.

Application filed October 11, 1923. Serial No. 667,971.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM DRYER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Topeka, in the county of Shawnee and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Brush and Weed Cutters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to improvements in adjustable brush and weed cutter, and consists in certain improvements over.- my prior Patent #1357355 granted Novemher 2nd, 1920.

An object of the invention is to enable me to employ a thinner blade than heretofore used, by which I secure the advantage of greater sharpness in the blade, prolonged maintenance of the blade in a sharp condi tion, greater lightness in the tool, and a generally cheaper product.

Another object of the invention is to provide for greater ease in the adjustment and greater facility in the attachment and detachment of the handle.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention will be more fully described hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed out in the claimsappended hereto.

In the drawings, wherein like symbols refer to like or corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Fig. l is a top plan view of an improved adjustable brush and weed cutter constructed according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a front view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a side view, and

Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line t-4 in Fig. 3.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 5 designates the blade having the cut ting edge 6. The blade and edge conform substantially to similar parts illustrated and described in my prior patent aforesaid, although such parts may conform to other standards; but in the present case, the blade 5 is made of substantially thinner material than has been heretofore practical. With the thinner blade, the cutting edge 6 is more easily sharpened, and is more apt to remain in this sharpened condition without frequent regrinding. I am enabled to use a thinblade due to the reinforcement ,obtained from the use of the clip 7 and its legs 8 and 9. The clip 7 is formed in one piece with the legs 8 and 9, and the structure extends substantially the full length of the blade 5 as shown in Fig. 1 being bolted to the blade by the end bolts 10 and 11 and by the intermediate bolt 12. The clip 7 is ofi-set in a substantially U-formation from the plane of the legs 8 and 9, and this clip is made substantially narrower than the clip shown in my prior patent. I thus secure a greater cont-act area of the legs 8 and 9 with-the relatively thin blade 5 and a more substantial and continuous reinforcement of the blade is thus secured. The bolt holes in the blade are, however, spaced equally distant so that the clip and its legs may be reinforced by unfastening the bolts and reinserting them after reversal. Of course, other fastenings than the bolts may be employed.

Now, the handle is indicated at 13, and this handle is connected with the clip by the use of a shank 14: which is rounded in cross section as indicated at 4. to conform to the secured as by the bolts or other fastenings 14: going through both the handle and the shank. The shank carries an attaching plate having the sections 15 and 16, both of which are perforated to receive a single attaching bolt or other fastening 17 passing through the top bar of the clip 7, which is provided with a single perforation substantially centrally thereof. The sections of the attaching plate which extend down beyond the lower end of the handle and are set angularly with respect to one another as indicated in Fig. 3 are of substantially the same width as the internal width of the clip 7 whereby the side edges of the attaching plate snugly fit the interior walls of the clip. The clip and the attaching plate thus cooperate to avoid any turning of the handle in the clip or with respect to the blade, and 100 the clip is of a substantial width as shown in Fig. 3 so that a single bolt 17 suffices to hold the handle rigidly and securely in place; whereas, it was necessary to employ two bolts in my prior patent.

The improved shank may be made from a straight bar of steel substantially 1% inches wide by T g of an inch thick and 7 inches long. Of course,

outline of the handle 13 to which it is the construction referred to in the same may be made in various sizes to suit the conditions of the Work. The handle may be provided With a D head or other form of head as desired.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention Without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is 1 A brush and Weed cutter comprising a narrow elongated thin blade having regularly spaced openings in its length, a reinforcement placed against a side of the blade and having openings in register With the openings thereof and having a portion adjacent an end bent to provide a clip of approximately U-form, the reinforcement being reversible to bring the clip at one or the other end of the blade, fastenings passing through the registering openings of the blade and reinforcement to secure the latter in the required position, and a handle secured to the clip portion of the reinforce ment.

2. A brush and Weed cutter comprising a narrow elongated thin blade having regularly spaced openings in its length, a rein forcement placed against a side of the blade and having openings in register With the openings thereof and having a portion ad jaeent an end bent to provide a clip of approximately U-forin, the reinforcement being reversible to bring the clip at one or the other end of the blade, fastenings passing through the registering openings of the blade and reinforcement to secure the latter in the required position, a shank having an end portion transversely curved and having the opposite end portion angularly offset and passing through the clip and in contact therewith at its top side and opposite edges, a single fastening rigidly connecting the shank to the reinforcement, and a handle seated in the transversely curved portion of the shank and secured thereto.

WILLIAM DR YER. 

